My little one.

[MysteryChicken]

Well hopefully it's not... I don't know the breeds too good, just going by the comb. How old are they?

@NatJ , @MysteryChicken can you correct me if I'm wrong please?

Looks like a cockerel.

 

[NatJ]

Well hopefully it's not... I don't know the breeds too good, just going by the comb. How old are they?

@NatJ , @MysteryChicken can you correct me if I'm wrong please?

I agree with you that the comb looks suspicious.
But I have been fooled by photos of pullets that have bigger combs than I expected, that I mistook for cockerels. I think Lavender Orpingtons have done it more often than other breeds.

So I'm not sure either way in this case.

Better not be. I got her from a feed store and paid a pretty penny for it not to be a boy and they were very adament they do not sell roosters.

For most kinds of chicks, the hatchery can sex them with an accuracy of about 90% or maybe a little higher. That means up to 1 in 10 "females" will be an oops male, although sometimes the oops rate is a bit lower.

So no matter how careful the store is to order just pullets, and no matter how careful the hatchery tried to be, there is still some chance of your "pullet" being a male. (Hopefully it really is a female, I just can't be sure either way at this time.)

 

[wrathsfarm]

Looks like a cockerel.

I agree with you that the comb looks suspicious.
But I have been fooled by photos of pullets that have bigger combs than I expected, that I mistook for cockerels. I think Lavender Orpingtons have done it more often than other breeds.

So I'm not sure either way in this case.



For most kinds of chicks, the hatchery can sex them with an accuracy of about 90% or maybe a little higher. That means up to 1 in 10 "females" will be an oops male, although sometimes the oops rate is a bit lower.

So no matter how careful the store is to order just pullets, and no matter how careful the hatchery tried to be, there is still some chance of your "pullet" being a male. (Hopefully it really is a female, I just can't be sure either way at this time.)

I second guessed myself after taking another look and seeing the EE next to it which threw me off on the comb size. So that's where I thought I better get a few expert opinions...Thank you both for chiming in.

 

[Cmrgn1011]

Lavender is maybe 9 or 10 weeks. The easter egger is probably a week older than that. Her comb looks a lot bigger than it is. Maybe the angle??? I will take a better photo tomorrow.